racial discrimination
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You Can't Make This Up: Black Man Reports Racial Discrimination at Work to His Boss, Somehow Gets Arrested for His Trouble
Much like many of you reading this, Michael Fesser is black. Being black, our experiences in the workplace tend to differ from our unseasoned counterparts. Do Garrett and Zoey have to put up with being called racial slurs by their coworkers? Probably not, but Fesser told his boss that he did. Because he’s black. His…
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UCLA Just Dropped Its 2020 Hollywood Diversity Report and…It's Heavy on the Mayonnaise
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Hollywood has a bit of a diversity problem. For those out the loop, look no further than Sunday night’s Oscars, which featured a grand total of—wait for it—five black nominees. If the ceremony were any whiter, it’d be mistaken for a Klan rally. Which brings us to…
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Media Outlets, Politicians Get Roasted by Twitter for Treatment of Black Women in Parliament: ‘This Is Due to Institutional Racism’
As black folks throughout the world can attest, white people far too often have an extreme degree of difficulty telling us apart. Footage of LeBron James was somehow included in broadcasts covering the death of Kobe Bryant and, not too long ago, both Fox News and CBS were forced to apologize after mistaking the late…
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I’m Not Saying the NYPD Is Racist, I’m Just Saying That 90 Percent of Jaywalking Tickets in the Bronx Go to Black and Brown People…And Now It’s Being Investigated
Earlier this month, Anne Branigin, The Root’s resident hot pot connoisseur, revealed some startling statistics: A recent StreetsBlog analysis found that, between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2019, NYPD issued 316 summonses for jaywalking—and nearly 90 percent went to black or Latinx people (as the article notes, this rate dwarfs the city’s black and Latinx…
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Stephen A. Smith on the NFL’s Aversion to Hiring Black Coaches: ‘This Is Some BS. Black Men Are Not Being Treated Fairly’
Throughout the course of its lengthy history, the NFL has gone to great lengths to remind black folks of our place in its league. Legends like James “Shack” Harris and Jim Brown had to endure all types of bullshit to even get on the field—and I won’t even start with the Colin Kaepernick debacle. But…
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LAPD Accused of Falsifying Records, Wrongfully Identifying Residents as Gang Members: ‘An Officer’s Integrity Must Be Absolute’
Black people have enough problems without police unnecessarily complicating our lives, and it makes it extra disturbing that more than a dozen police officers in Los Angeles just got caught doing exactly that. The Los Angeles Times reports that officers within LA’s elite Metro Division are under investigation for falsifying information that was collected during traffic…
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Residence Inn Accused of Enforcing 'No Party Policy' Against Black Guests in $300,000 Lawsuit
If you’re black and looking for a hotel in Portland, Ore., you might want to stay away from the Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown/Convention Center. Unless, of course, you’re willing to agree to their “no party policy,” which a new $300,000 lawsuit claims is only required for black guests. From the Oregonian: Felicia Gonzales,…
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White Woman Claims Pittsburgh Public Schools Passed Her Over for Promotions, Raises Over Less Qualified Black Employees
A white secretary for Pittsburgh Public Schools is alleging she’s the victim of reverse racism. Kristen Frankovich, a chief executive secretary who has worked for the school district since 2007, filed a racial discrimination suit against it on Thursday. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Frankovich claims in every position she’s held, she has been “consistently…
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Banking While Black: JPMorgan Chase Says It Is ‘Sickened’ by Racism Exposed at an Arizona Bank
JPMorgan Chase is calling for staff across the bank to come forward with experiences and concerns related to racism and discrimination in the wake of a New York Times story reporting on racial bias in the company. The article, published Wednesday, features recordings of employees at an Arizona Chase bank making discriminatory remarks about and…
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New Study Confirms What We Already Knew: Being Black in Corporate America Is Not for the Weak
It’s not exactly a secret that corporate America has a diversity and inclusion problem, and a new report uncovers just how ugly life is for many black professionals in the workplace. According to the New York Times, the Center for Talent Innovation just released a report, “Being Black in Corporate America,” after surveying approximately 3,700…